Sean Baker made history as the second person to win four Oscars in a single night, a feat previously achieved by Walt Disney. Or so I’m told! My screen had already called it a night. Disney, Hulu’s parent company,

Whether it was director Sean Baker’s sweep or costume designer Paul Tazewell’s notable win, the Academy Awards made history on multiple fronts. Sean Baker becomes 1st director to take home 4 Oscars since Walt Disney The Anora director took home four Oscars on Sunday night,

The 97th Academy Awards was a night of history-making moments, emotional speeches, and a celebration of independent filmmaking. Sean Baker joined Walt Disney as one of only two people to ever win four Oscars in a single night,

Sean Baker won four Oscars for Anora at the 2025 Academy Awards, which were presented on Sunday (March 2) at the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood. This tied Walt Disney’s 1954 record for most Oscars won in one night.

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Coppola took home three prizes in 1974 for The Godfather: Part II but failed to capitalize on his two additional nominations for The Conversation. Composer Alan Menken also won three Oscars for Beauty and the Beast in 1993 but came up short on the other two.

The indie filmmaker behind ‘Anora’ claimed four prizes in a single, breathless evening: “Long live independent film!”

Sean Baker edits, directs and writes most of his films and has also served as producer and cinematographer for some. Wearing all of these hats paid off and led him to make history at the 2025 Oscars.

Breakout star Mikey Madison, 25, won her first Oscar for Best Actress in the titular role, while director Sean Baker made his own impressive history with multiple awards (more on that in a bit). Elsewhere,

Anora’ director Baker equalled a 71-year-old Oscars record on Sunday, as his film enjoyed a successful night at the Academy Awards.

has Academy Awards-themed program marathons on Disney-owned networks including FX, Freeform and Nat Geo. “Every year, our partners across The Walt Disney Company pull out all the stops to ...